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SHEEPING MELBOURNE WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE YOU FOUND DURING THE WEEK TO SHEEPT MELBOURNE
SOCIO- CULTURAL How would you describe the people who use the city of Melbourne? How do the people of Melbourne use their city? What do you believe Melbournians value about their city? How can you tell?	From Melbourne’s public transport systems to it food and restaurants it all keeps in touch with our history. Most of our cities identity excluding some aboriginal landmarks such as the totem poles is influenced by English and European cultures. Many restaurants in the laneways of Melbourne are full of Italian and French cuisine which further embraces Melbourne’s multicultural identity
HISTORY How do we acknowledge the original custodians of the land? What is the name of their nation? What historical evidence did you find and what did it tell you about Melbourne’s history? What do Melbournians value about their history? How can you tell? What can you find out about Marvellous Melbourne? Where did the money come from to build our city in the late 1800’s?	Find reminders of Melbourne's rich history in the numerous historical buildings and monuments around the city. Originally the home of the Kulin nation and made up of five Aboriginal language groups, Melbourne began as a tent city of 50 settlers but quickly grew to a population of 700,000 by 1869. We acknowledge our aboriginal custodians in a number of ways. One is putting various aboriginal monuments around the city to commemorate their land and heritage. Things like the totem poles and Sandridge bridge have the purpose of commemorating aboriginals. Another is for the government, through these commemorations facilitating the ability for Melbourne’s citizens to experience and understand our original, aboriginal culture.
ENVIRONMENT Describe Melbourne’s environment? How do Melbournians use their outdoor space? How is the outdoor space decorated? What development can you see? What do we value about our city environment and how can you tell? How safe did you feel in Melbourne’s CBD? What made you feel safe or unsafe? What are the positives and negatives of the way Melbourne has organised its environment?	Melbournes environment is, to put it simply vibrant. Everyone around you and others seems to put off an aura affect, where you can truly see how vibrant and sophisticated everyone is at once. Its also shown through public art like busking or sculptures and commemorations for famous Australians. Melbournes CBD gives all its citizens a constant feeling of safety. The copious amounts of people may be attribute to this. The amount of aware people and publicity gives people a sense of belonging and safety alike.
ECONOMICS Australia is a mixed market system. How does Melbourne earn its income (money)? What businesses can you identify? Is Melbourne a rich or poor city? How can you tell? Does everyone enjoy the opportunities Melbourne has to offer? How can you tell?	Australia and Melbourne’s economy is dependent on tertiary industries (mainly focussed on services). Things like accommodation, food, art and entertainment are all very large in Melbourne and allow the city to thrive in the wealth that it gains from its tertiary industries. Over 30 per cent of the buildings in Melbourne’s CBD are in some way linked to food, weather it be a restaurant, fast food or a café. Melbourne’s economy is relying on these industries thriving, and they are. Because of the thriving economy we have the ability to continuously expand on our city from public transport to new buildings.
POLITICS There are 2 government structures that are based in Melbourne. Where would you find the Local City Government & the Victorian State Government? Who is Victoria’s premier? What political Party does he belong to? What is the responsibility of theses two levels of Government? How can you tell if our governments are doing a “good” job? Think about ·       Rubbish control ·       Policing ·       Roads & footpaths ·       Public Transport ·       Provision of services ·       Heath ·       Shops ·       Food regulations ·       Use of open spaces ·       Pollution ·       Noise pollution ·       Parks & gardens ·       Rules & regulations ·       Building maintenance ·       Services ·       Roads	Melbourne is one of the only cities in the world to adopt and keep trams throughout its modern transformation. Trams add to our effective public transportation system and add some extra character and identity to our lively city. Since 1884 we have had over 1700 total tram stops within Melbourne. Giving trams a rich history in our cities transport system. Melbourne is a city for its people. The well-designed CBD road system is used efficiently to allow people to get around the CBD quickly. It is in a grid system and easy to remember, so no map is needed after you know your way through the simple to navigate city that is Melbourne Melbourne is also a city that contains many rules and regulations. Although some of these may be redundant or annoying these laws keep the city in a clean and condition with low crime rates and general cleanliness.